The Simony Act 1688 (1 Will. & Mar. c. 16) is an act of the Parliament of England that ensured that the simoniacal promotion of one person does not prejudice another and also protects certain leases made by simoniacal individuals.
Section 2 of the act, from "bee it" to "aforesaid that" was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part I of the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 3).
, the act remains largely in force in England and Wales.